20 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
1
Frank Long of near Lennon Michigan recounts early November pain in his back that worsened despite medical care. A physician diagnosed muscular rheumatism with lumbago and treated him with remedies and a morphine injection to ease mounting suffering. He sought second opinions but received little encouragement.
A letter extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a life saving remedy after rheumatic pain. Frank Lane swore before Justice G B Goupsstum in Venice Michigan on April 15 1898 that using five boxes cured him and he has felt no pain since. The note invites inquiries with a stamped reply.
In this chapter, the doctor reveals that Blantyre killed Lady Hamilton by mistake while intending to murder Lady Caraven. The dying man confesses hatred for the countess, and Ulric Caraven faces guilt and seeks to comfort Mildred, who may have been misjudged by her husband. Sir Raoul criticizes Ulric and urges him to seek Mildred’s forgiveness.
A narrative on bird intelligence notes ducks feigning escape to lure hunters away. A duck drake pretended stillness, then fled when approached, after a companion bird was shot. The Dowager Empress of Ubina te admires birds, crying for a pet nightingale and urging pride in home life. In the Philippines, giant plants and unusual avian behavior, including wrens nesting in a pillar-box and blue tits in a hat, are described.
Hildred, Countess of Caraven, isolates herself in her apartment fearing a criminal charge. Arley Ransome pleads for her safety while the Earl arrives to address the supposed mistake. The scene ends with uncertainty as authorities weigh the case and a resolution remains to be seen.
A Yonkers Statesman quotation features Foote Light joking that Sue Brette would drown birds in cold bottles, while Brette protests she is tenderhearted. The exchange highlights a sharp, humorous caricature of character traits in a brief local-page item.
Grimshaw notes that he is the kind of man who would build a door to keep a wolf from the Snare as he comments on Statay and Askins Scurry causing trouble for themselves and others.
A wry quip about betting on horse racing. The saying contrasts fast horses with slow ones and implies cautious money management, noting a tendency toward free lunches when bets go awry.
In a discussion on silver coinage, the piece argues that opening mints to free coinage would shift the silver to gold ratio from 30 to 7 toward 16 to 1, affecting prices. It cites historical silver minting limits, France’s role, and political sentiment, contrasting Cleveland and McKinley era policies and urging currency reform to realize promised prosperity.
The passage argues that demonetizing silver halves the nation’s standard money, doubling the value of gold and depressing property values, so that one dollar requires twice the property to obtain it regardless of coin or paper form. The phrase milk in the cocoanut signals a core issue hidden in the monetary debate.
A discussion on age as lawful money and silver's purchasing power tied to free coinage. It argues Wall Street would drive silver prices to rival gold if coinage were liberalized, while criticizing press influence on leaders Alger and McKinley. It quotes Alger and speculates on McKinley's stance and press importance to his political strategy.
A critical review of Republican attacks on Cleveland’s financial record. Claims of “gold standard” flaws are weighed against Treasury data, noting alleged misstatements about bond issues and cash balances. The piece argues Republicans manipulated facts for political gain while contrasting Harrison era finances with Cleveland’s.
From the Mississippi Valley Democrat and Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpts report suppression of a Porto Rican paper denouncing Spanish cruelty and describe Cuban San Luis government in Cuban hands. The Globe-Democrat urges vast troop deployments to sustain imperial control. Critics highlight lingering wartime mismanagement and dire conditions aboard transports, with bad water and poor medical care.
The Prosperity Fran. Republican journals argue that vast treasury gold reserves signify prosperity, while critics note the government is withdrawing money from circulation to buy bonds. The piece mocks the idea that taking funds from the people fosters prosperity and labels it a political economy wrinkle.
The New York Times argues the government wrongly left distribution of commissions to regular army officers who oversee naval appointsments too. The piece contends this setup bred glaring incompetence that shames the military establishment and would have prevented unqualified men from receiving commissions.
The Wheeling Register notes that the current administration would struggle to mobilize another volunteer army, implying limits on rapid large scale mobilization. The remark emphasizes skepticism about expanding military forces through volunteers under present leadership.
The fragment references estate law in Lowndes vs. Cooch and Atherton vs. Atherton, discussing domicile and service in divorce cases across states. It then shifts to hats and fashion, noting modern trends with black velvet rosettes, lighter hats, and the Louis bow jeweled accents, plus evolving hairdressing and topknots.
The October issues of Scientific American and McClure’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Weekly, Harper’s Bazar, St Nicholas, The Century, Atlantic, and The American Monthly Review of Reviews are summarized. Highlights include architectural plans in Scientific American, travel and sports features, Captain Brady’s railroading tales in McClure’s, fashion in Harper’s Bazar, library-drive articles in Ladies’ Home Journal, Queen Wilhelmina profiles in St Nicholas, Mark Twain’s upcoming Century work, Bradford Torrey’s North Carolina sketches in Atlantic, and Indian portraits in Review of Reviews.
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